Category: Immigration updates

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Latvia Digital Nomad

The government of Latvia has introduced its digital nomad visa, which permits third-country nationals to stay in Latvia and work remotely for a period of over one year, with the possibility to renew it for another year without local sponsorship. The visa allows digital workers, whose businesses or companies that employ them are registered in…
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US Lifted COVID-19 Test For International Travel

The United States lifted its requirement that international travellers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States from 12 June 2022.  Arrivals no longer have to show a negative COVID-19 test result or proof of recovery to enter the country.  “This step is possible because of the progress…
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What are the High Potential Individual Visa Requirements?

The UK high potential individual visa route was first alluded to on 3rd March 2021 by the UK’s treasury in the “attracting global talent and boosting investment” section of its “Build Back Better: our plan for growth” paper.  It was then announced in a statement of changes to the immigration rules on 9th July 2019.…
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US Residents Will Need a REAL ID To Board an Airplane Next Year

Starting May 3, 2023, US residents will need REAL ID Cards to board domestic flights in the United States, as the federal government seeks to address security issues and further improve identity checks at US airports. Travellers who want to travel by air will soon need a star on their driver’s licence, indicating that it…
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More People Choose Rail Routes To Travel

A poll conducted by Opinium Research for High Speed 1 (HS1) has shown that a large share of persons would travel to Europe by train if there were more available routes. Opinium surveyed 1,000 UK workers who have travelled for business within the last five years. According to the data provided by Opinium Research, 81…
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